VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

Tokyo, Japan is just the latest major city to receive official support for AR walking guidance. It was back in 2021 that Apple first introduced AR (augmented reality) navigation to its Apple Maps app, allowing iOS users to navigate their real-world environment using virtual overlays. Image Credit: Alta Distance.

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InstaVR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

VR, AR, MR, XR — those are just a few of the acronyms used to talk about exciting new immersive technologies. But how do you know when you should be creating VR apps instead of the other options like AR? Interestingly, the same department within a company may use AR and VR for similar but very different purposes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A leader in AI development for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) solutions, Meta’s latest involvement in the AI Alliance will help facilitate an ethical framework for the emerging technology. This comes as the Mountain View-based company prepares to work on its Project Iris AR smart glasses after a pause in development.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. 500 people run every week through the “Walk on the Moon” multi-headset installation at Smithsonian museum in Washington DC. Content ?—?that’s that’s the most important part.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 7, 2022

Additionally, materials are evolving towards being “intelligent,” such as self-repairing concrete. Technologies like ambient computing, 5G, AR, and smart materials will also revolutionize not just how people interact with their environments, but how people detect, interact, and control it.

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Everything VR & AR

JULY 19, 2016

Sarah Hill, who is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of StoryUp VR guests on Everything VR & AR to talk about their focus on creating memorable virtual & augmented reality journalistic experiences. Would you like to share feedback of the Everything VR & AR show? Nathan is also the Founder of the VRAR Association.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has teamed up with the XR Association (XRA) to host its second Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Policy Conference on 14 September. Don’t miss this in-person event in Washington, DC. Karim Mohammadali, Senior Analyst, Government Affairs and Public Policy for Google.

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